Behavior Besties, Behavior Buddies, and Behavior United’s group classes at Your Dog’s Friend in Rockville provide budget-friendly class experiences
Behavior Besties Personalized Group Classes
Interested in a group class experience with your friends, family and their dogs? Let us curate a curriculum just for you! This customized experience makes for a great work team event or party! Classes can be online or in-person depending on location etc.
Class ideas include walking nicely on leash, coming when called, not jumping on guests, holiday manners, scent games, cooperative care for vet and grooming visits, separation anxiety, and more!
Looking for an online group class for separation anxiety? I just need four folks to sign up, so gather your friends, family, and neighbors!
Contact us now to discuss your specific needs.
We support one another. When you sign up for Behavior Buddies before April 30, 2025, we gift one month access to a federal employee or contractor who has been affected by a layoff this year. That’s a subscription for two people for one month for $25.
Behavior Buddies
$25.00
Every month
Welcome to affordable self-paced training solutions on your timeline. With Behavior Buddies, you'll have access to the 7 self-paced classes. You can always add on a private session for a skills check & to address your particular needs. Join Behavior Buddies because training can be affordable while also creating a more perfect union between you and your dog.
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Seven dog training classes for only $25/month!
Guests and Dogs - No Jumping
Prevent your dog from jumping on guests using both management and training skills in this class.
Walk This way - A lesson in loose leash walking
Whether your dog needs to refresh loose leash walking skills or needs to learn how to walk on leash for the first time, these skills bring you one step closer to more enjoyable walks with your dog.
best behavior Level 1 - Attention around distractions
Tired of your dog choosing distractions over you? Wish your dog would pay attention to you, no matter what? Want the building blocks for a great relationship with your dog? This class gives you the building blocks for teaching your dog to choose paying attention to you over food, toys, knocking on the door, and more!
Best Behavior Level 2 - recalls around distractions
Four week class building towards a reliable recall, even around distractions.
Best Behavior Level 3 - Stay with duration, distractions, and distance
Stay is an emergency break behavior. Teach your dog to stay, even around distractions and when you’re far away! This can help prevent counter surfing. door dashing, and jumping on people.
Cooperative care - Vet & grooming care
Teach your dogs cooperative behaviors useful for vet visits and grooming!
training takeout - Creative skills & Tricks
Fifteen fun, creative skills ranging from entertaining party tricks to useful tasks (not your standard obedience drills)!
Add on a live online session to check your skills and answer your questions!
Behavior Buddies Subscription Service
What sets Behavior Buddies apart from other self-paced dog training programs? You’ll see me train my dog and troubleshoot challenges in real time. I want you to see the behind-the-scenes training process rather than the perfected finished product. This allows you to learn from my and my dog’s responses in real time. Watching the final behavior alone doesn’t help much. Watching me break new behaviors down and train in real time gives you a valuable real life learning experience!
Do you have a new puppy or dog and are waiting to get into a group class or private lesson? With Behavior Buddies, you can start training today! No need for your puppy or dog to fall behind on skills. Train while you wait for that group class or private lesson to open up. Plus, there’s no traffic and commuting concerns!
Use your calendar to stay on track. Schedule time to watch the videos and train. You’ll only need two to ten minutes a day to practice. Share brags and bloopers on our members only Whatsapp or Facebook group. Join our collaborative community of dog lovers today. A Behavior Buddies subscription also makes a great gift while supporting a small business. Behavior Buddies provides more enrichment, bonding, and costs less than a Bark Box subscription!
Once you lock in your monthly price, your price does not increase. Cancel anytime. Subscribe to Behavior Buddies today!
Wondering whether to choose Behavior Besties or Behavior Buddies? Contact us now to discuss your specific needs. Self-paced classes can also be offered as private training. Check out our private training page.
Sniff This Eat That
Are you looking for productive ways to burn off your dog’s energy? Want to have fun plus tire your dog out without you being exhausted and stuck in traffic? Sniff This Eat That is an online scent games class that lets your dog be a dog by engaging your dog’s super computer — their nose!
In this four week online scent games class, we’ll imprint your dog on an odor before creating fun searches for you and your dog. Have a dog already on an odor? No problem, we’ll create challenging searches for you and your dog to hone their skills.
This online class is great for busy people who want to have fun with their dogs. Being online, this class is also great for dog’s on the fearful side of the shy - bold continuum who are more comfortable learning from home.
$100 Four Tuesdays 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11 6:15pm - 6:50pm
Behavior United’s Group classes for Your Dog’s Friend in Rockville, MD
Reactive Level 2
For dogs who lunge and bark, especially while on leash
For dogs who react to other dogs
Helpful for those who have already taken a Level 1 Reactive Class
Not appropriate for dogs who display reactivity to humans
Develop strategies for helping your pup stay calm, while also making more positive associations around other dogs. Practice skills at a distance and level that set you and your dog up for success.
Interested in my four week group reactive dog class at Your Dog’s Friend in Rockville, MD? Take a look at the schedule here.
Leash walking plus
This four week class at Your Dog’s Friend in Rockville, MD will give you skills for loose leash walking and skills for greeting guests without jumping. Take a look at the schedule here.
From Cautious to Confident
Reduce fears and build resilience
For dogs who are shy, cautious, or nervous about new experiences, exploring the world can be intimidating. Whether your dog is naturally timid, an older puppy who missed early socialization, or a new rescue still warming up to their environment, there are practical ways to encourage exploration, reduce fear, and keep your dog in their comfort zone. Learn to spot your dog’s “worried” signs, gain the know-how to guide them through scary situations, and help them become happier and more confident.
Behavior United teaches this online class for Your Dog’s Friend. Train from the comfort of your own home! Here’s the schedule.